HOW TO PRONOUNCE
chlorophyll
/ˈklɔɹəfɪl/
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Start with “kl” and stress the first syllable.
Give ch a hard k sound. The ph later in the word sounds like f, followed by a lighter short i vowel and l.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
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“The lesson explains the role of chlorophyll.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does chlorophyll mean?
noun
- Any of a group of green pigments that are found in the chloroplasts of plants and in other photosynthetic organisms such as cyanobacteria.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈklɔɹəfɪl/
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These chlorophyll grains are the plant's chemical laboratories, and hundreds of thousands of them exist in every leaf.
The dominant colouring of plants, on the other hand, is an essential element in the paramount physiological activity of chlorophyll.
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For example, one essential plant protein is called chlorophyll, the green pigment found in leaves that makes sugar through photosynthesis.
Water is taken into the plant through the roots, carried through the stems to the leaves, and there, under the influence of chlorophyll, sunlight and the life principle, the carbon, oxygen and hydrogen are made to unite into some of the most important plant compounds, such as the sugars, which are later transformed into starch and fiber.